Kerala reports 5,718 COVID-19 cases Today.57,456 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate is at 9.95 percent. So far, 64,96,210 samples were tested in different priority groups.29 deaths were confirmed in the state on Friday by NIV Alappuzha. With this, the total number of coronavirus fatalities rose to 2,358.
The district wise distribution of positive cases are: Malappuram – 943, Kozhikode – 773, Kottayam – 570, Thrissur – 528, Ernakulam – 486, Palakkad – 447, Alappuzha – 394, Kollam – 318, Thiruvananthapuram – 279, Kannur – 275, Idukki – 216, Wayanad – 180, Pathanamthitta – 163 and Kasaragod – 146.
Out of the total number of positive cases, 95 people came from outside the state. 4,991 people contracted the virus through contact. The virus source of 572 cases has not been identified.
The district wise statistics of contact cases are: Malappuram – 903, Kozhikode – 735, Kottayam – 559, Thrissur – 512, Ernakulam – 359, Palakkad – 234, Alappuzha – 376, Kollam – 314, Thiruvananthapuram – 174, Kannur – 223, Idukki – 177, Wayanad – 172, Pathanamthitta – 115 and Kasaragod – 138.
60 health workers tested COVID positive on Friday. The district wise cases of COVID positive health workers are: Kannur – 13, Thiruvananthapuram – 8, Thrissur and Ernakulam – 7 each, Palakkad – 6, Pathanamthitta – 5, Malappuram – 4, Kozhikode – 3, Idukki, Wayanad and Kasaragod – 2 each and Kollam – 1.
5,496 people have recovered from the disease. The district wise statistics of negative cases are: Thiruvananthapuram – 451, Kollam – 662, Pathanamthitta – 130, Alappuzha – 548, Kottayam – 500, Idukki – 109, Ernakulam – 440, Thrissur – 377, Palakkad – 444, Malappuram – 796, Kozhikode – 554, Wayanad – 139, Kannur – 276 and Kasaragod – 70.
Currently, there are 61,401 people undergoing treatment in the state. 5,61,874 people have recovered from the disease.
